Salmonella Food Poisoning (Research Portfolio)

Salmonella Food Poisoning
(Research Portfolio)

Aljoline Francisco
60082331

CM 2181 – 4
Ms. Shawn Redmond
November 10, 2015

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Introduction
Salmonella food poisoning, caused by a bacteria salmonella which is a gram negative, non-spore forming bacillus. In the United States, salmonella is the second most common source of food poisoning. This infection is obtained through poultry products including raw eggs and meat. It can be transmitted to people through the consumption of contaminated food and it can lead to serious condition as several adverse health effects are related to this food poisoning. One of the most common foodborne illnesses related with salmonella bacteria is salmonellosis, …show more content…
In July, chicken products that were produced by Aspen Foods was traced to be the source of an outbreak of salmonella and was determine by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Starting in May of the said year, there were 5 patients who experienced some symptoms of salmonella poisoning and during the FSIS’ inspection they determined that these symptoms experienced by the patients were result of salmonella poisoning. During the recall, approximately 2 million pounds of chicken released in the market were recollected. During this outbreak, there are only small number of cases of salmonellosis. But every year, many people are affected by this foodborne illness. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 380 deaths and roughly 19,000 hospitalizations annually, which were due to salmonella …show more content…
People with weakened immune system, children and elderly are the ones who are more susceptible to this infection; children have the highest risk, but kids who are under 5 years of age have higher rates of salmonella infection compared to any other age group. Some strains of this bacteria live harmlessly in the intestinal tract of animals and birds; they can be spread to humans through fecal-oral route. A common problem in poultry products, especially eggs, is that chicken feces may contain salmonella which can contaminate the eggs through the cracks outside of the shell. This makes eggs to be the most common food source related to Salmonella entiritidis. Also, broiler chickens which are chickens that are raised for meat can be contaminated with this

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